FAQ

1. Where can I find more information, including tax implications, related to the recent merger of Waste Connections and Progressive Waste Solutions?

FAQs regarding the merger are posted on the Company’s website and can be viewed here.

2. Does the Company publish a Sustainability Report?

Our Sustainability Report is posted on the Company's website, and a hard copy may be obtained by contacting investor relations or viewed here.

3. Does the Company pay a cash dividend?

The Company initiated a regular quarterly cash dividend in 2010. The Company's Board of Directors will review the cash dividend periodically, with a long-term objective of increasing the amount of the dividend. All dividends paid by Waste Connections on its common shares after June 1, 2016 will be designated as "eligible dividends" for Canadian income tax purposes. This designation will apply until a notification of change is posted on Waste Connections' website. For further information, please refer to our stock split and dividend history.

4. Does Waste Connections have a direct investment or dividend re-investment program?

Not at this time.

5. How do I contact Waste Connections about Investor Relations' subjects?

You may call 832-442-2200 and ask to speak with Worthing Jackman or Mary Anne Whitney, or you may contact us by clicking here.

Certain statements contained in this site are forward-looking in nature, including statements related to the impact of global economic conditions, including the price of crude oil, on our volume, business and results of operations; our ability to generate internal growth or expand permitted capacity at landfills we own or operate; our ability to grow through acquisitions and our expectations with respect to the impact of acquisitions on our expected revenues and expenses following the integration of such businesses; the competitiveness of our industry and how such competition may affect our operating results; our ability to provide adequate cash to fund our operating activities; our ability to draw from our credit facility or raise additional capital; our ability to generate free cash flow and reduce our leverage; the effects of landfill special waste projects on volume results; the impact that price increases may have on our business and operating results; demand for recyclable commodities and recyclable commodity pricing; the effects of seasonality on our business and results of operations; our ability to obtain additional exclusive arrangements; increasing alternatives to landfill disposal; increases in labor and pension plan costs or the impact that labor union activity may have on our operating results; our expectations with respect to the purchase of fuel and fuel prices; our expectations with respect to capital expenditures; our expectations with respect to the outcomes of our legal proceedings; the impairment of our goodwill; insurance costs; disruptions to or breaches of our information systems and other cybersecurity threats; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, including changes to the regulation of landfills, solid waste disposal, E&P waste disposal, or hydraulic fracturing; and our ability to integrate successfully the businesses and operations of Progressive Waste following the Progressive Waste acquisition. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” or “anticipates,” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Our business and operations are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and, consequently, actual results may differ materially from those projected by any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to, those listed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. There may be additional risks of which we are not presently aware or that we currently believe are immaterial which could have an adverse impact on our business. We make no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may change.